Why do people like Dubai? It's stupid. It's just some extremely tall buildings lining one main street. That's not impressive at all. Now, if there were 5 streets like that, it would be impressive. Maybe in 15-20 years Dubai can be amazing, but right now, there's just no density. I mean, I'm someone that enjoys density more than height, so others may enjoy height more than desnity. But, whatever.

Yes i agree. It has stunning buildings, but i hate the fact that there plonked alongside one strip of road. NY has the best skyline, even though its getting old, no other city can compare to New Yorks Skyline.

The view from Renmin Square towards Pudong is quite good - you get to see a huge expanse of buildings all densely packed together on both sides of the river, then also the rest of the skyscrapers in Puxi.

Abu Dhabi may not be the highest, but it fits together very well, and vey well lit, with well placed green... I find it the most pleasant skyline viewed from the sea...
Singapore has a smaller business district but also fits together well and the smaller buildings on the seafront provide a beautiful contrast.

Most stunning of all skylines has to be the original skyscrapercity. Shibam, Yemen. Dense, beautiful background, even a protective wall... now which sky scraper city can claim that?